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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drōsnu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drōhsnō. Equivalent to *drōs (“dregs, sediment”) +‎ *-snu.

Noun

*drōsnu f

  1. dregs, sediment

Declension
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *drōsnu
Genitive *drōsnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *drōsnu *drōsnō
Accusative *drōsnā *drōsnā
Genitive *drōsnā *drōsnō
Dative *drōsnē *drōsnōm, *drōsnum
Instrumental *drōsnu *drōsnōm, *drōsnum

Descendants
  • Old English: drōsna, drōsne (< *drōhsnǭ)
    • Middle English: drosen, drowsyn
  • Old Dutch: *druosana
    • Middle Dutch: droesene
  • Old High German: truosana, trōsana
    • Middle High German: truosen
      • Alemannic German: Truese
      • German: (obsolete) Drusen, Trusen
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